Shawn Marion on FIRE!!! The team as a whole is 6-7 from downtown, in the FIRST QUARTER with 1 minute to go.

This is very reminiscent of the mavs game when the mavs put up 82 in the first half.

I noticed that there hasn't been a lot of activity in this forum..but we've had some great games "around the nba" and it's sad that we aren't discussing them here..Instead of wasting time arguing with rockets fans, let's generate some discussion here.

twelli

04-24-2005, 10:15 PM

39 points in the first quarter

those playoffs have really slowed down the Suns...

rakesh.s

04-24-2005, 10:20 PM

Also, more proof that Steve Nash is the MVP..

Since he's been on the bench(about 5 minutes now), the suns have not scored..0-7 from the field in the 2nd quarter and they're stuck at 39 with 8 minutes to go.

twelli

04-24-2005, 10:27 PM

those playoffs have really slowed down the Suns in the second quarter i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif

Windmill360

04-24-2005, 10:35 PM

Neither team is stopping the other. Griz are relatively close.

ruroken

04-24-2005, 10:41 PM

If the Grizz intend on winning this series. They are going to have to be more physical with Nash.

sp3nc3r13

04-24-2005, 11:04 PM

nash is going crazy tonight. the ball movement of phoenix reminds me of what the rockets did to the mavs yesterday. i guess thats how phoenix is every game they play. ::sigh::

chumdawg

04-25-2005, 02:25 AM

Suns!

kingrex

04-25-2005, 10:06 AM

If the Mavs don't make it passed the 1st round (not my prediction), then I would want the Suns to take it all (mainly because of Nash).

sike

04-25-2005, 10:54 AM

ugh....

EricaLubarsky

04-25-2005, 01:06 PM

there are a few teams I want to lose: Suns, Nuggets

there are a few teams I like (other than the Mavs): Nets, Spurs

things look pretty bad all around.

Misfit Mav

04-25-2005, 02:56 PM

I don't think Steve Nash was a bad person for going where the money was. I don't think he did the wrong thing at all. But when he left, he instantly became one of the top Mavs rivals, and that means I want to see him crash and burn.

sike

04-25-2005, 04:09 PM

I want to see him crash and burn.
no question.

chumdawg

04-25-2005, 04:19 PM

I'm not gonna lie. I love the Suns. I would love to beat them, of course, but if we lose to them I want them to go on to win it all. Basketball should be fun. It should be entertaining.

Epitome22

04-26-2005, 12:44 AM

Originally posted by: Misfit Mav
I don't think Steve Nash was a bad person for going where the money was. I don't think he did the wrong thing at all. But when he left, he instantly became one of the top Mavs rivals, and that means I want to see him crash and burn.

Well, at least you don't pretend like he committed an act of treason by simply not yielding to some invisible indentured servitude clause that bound him to the Mavs.

Good luck on the crashing and burning.

sike

04-26-2005, 10:32 AM

Originally posted by: chumdawg
I'm not gonna lie. I love the Suns. I would love to beat them, of course, but if we lose to them I want them to go on to win it all. Basketball should be fun. It should be entertaining.

not I said the REAL mavericks fan. i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif

kingrex

04-26-2005, 10:43 AM

Originally posted by: sike
ugh....

I won't apologize for still being a Steve Nash fan despite the change in uniform.

I don't think he's the answer for the Mavs, so I'm not sorry to see him go, but it doesn't mean that I want to wish ill of the guy.

So, I say "ugh" back atcha'. i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif

jibikao

04-26-2005, 02:14 PM

The real answer is in Finely. i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif

His high salary and inability to show up in playoffs has caused Mavs BIG BIG problems.

I used to be a Mavs fan because of Nash and Dirk but now I am rooting for Suns because I've always loved the fast-break teams. The more people say fast-break teams don't work in playoffs, the more I want to root for them.

Mavs is basically done with fast-break style. We have probably one of the worst PGs in the league. Terry can shoot but he cannot direct our offense at all.

Go Nash, go Suns!

sike

04-26-2005, 03:21 PM

its sounds to me that you are no longer a Mavs fan and probably never were one to begin with.

mary

04-26-2005, 03:24 PM

Originally posted by: Misfit Mav
I don't think Steve Nash was a bad person for going where the money was. I don't think he did the wrong thing at all. But when he left, he instantly became one of the top Mavs rivals, and that means I want to see him crash and burn.

Works for me. The sports world is no place to ride a fence!!!!

vjz

04-27-2005, 12:02 PM

I've never really *hated* any NBA team... until now. Hate the Rockets, especially the cocky role players. Wanna see them go down real bad, and if we don't get it done, will be rooting for the Suns to beat the living sh*t outta the Rockets.

capitalcity

05-01-2005, 10:55 PM

The suns will be well-rested for round two. And, for whichever team they draw, that sucks.

Looks like Cash won't be running himself ragged anytime soon.

Thespiralgoeson

05-02-2005, 01:44 AM

Originally posted by: twelli
39 points in the first quarter

those playoffs have really slowed down the Suns...

Please... Look, NOBODY, not even the harshest of Sun's skeptics (including me) ever said anything about the Memphis Grizzlies slowing down the Suns. The playoffs never slowed down the run and gun offense of the old Mavs in the first round (until last year). But once the Mavs played another elite Western Conference team, everything changed. Sure, the old Mavs could score 83 points in the first half, but could they beat the Spurs or the Lakers? Phoenix is playing an 8th seed team with a bunch of good players, but no great players, that can't keep up with the Suns offensively, and can't slow them down defensively. Wait until Phoenix plays against a half-way decent team with any remote chance of getting to the finals like, say....... the Mavs... until you make that statement.

Thespiralgoeson

05-02-2005, 01:55 AM

Originally posted by: jibikao
Mavs is basically done with fast-break style. We have probably one of the worst PGs in the league. Terry can shoot but he cannot direct our offense at all.

Terry may struggle running the offense at times, but to say he's "one of the worst PG's in the leauge" is WAY too harsh. Terry may be one of the worst PGs among the elite teams. Sure, I'd take Nash, Jason Kidd, Tony Parker, Dwayne Wade, Rip Hamilton, Andre Miller, and Mike Bibby over Terry, but I'd take the Jet over the vast majority of the rest of the PG's in the NBA. I'd certainly take Terry over Stephon Marbury, Baron Davis, or Steve Francis.

kingrex

05-04-2005, 05:48 PM

This Suns team will be a tough match-up.

Where the Rockets forces the tempo half-court, the Suns will force the Mavs to run. The Mavs have been successful in 3 games to force tempo on the Rockets, but it could be tougher to do so against the Suns.

I don't want to get ahead of myself, afterall there is at least one more game against the Rockets. Go Mavs!

jibikao

05-05-2005, 01:39 PM

Originally posted by: Thespiralgoeson

Originally posted by: jibikao
Mavs is basically done with fast-break style. We have probably one of the worst PGs in the league. Terry can shoot but he cannot direct our offense at all.

Terry may struggle running the offense at times, but to say he's "one of the worst PG's in the leauge" is WAY too harsh. Terry may be one of the worst PGs among the elite teams. Sure, I'd take Nash, Jason Kidd, Tony Parker, Dwayne Wade, Rip Hamilton, Andre Miller, and Mike Bibby over Terry, but I'd take the Jet over the vast majority of the rest of the PG's in the NBA. I'd certainly take Terry over Stephon Marbury, Baron Davis, or Steve Francis.

Maybe my definitely of PG is different from yours. I don't even think Wade and Hamilton are PGs. They are Shooting Guards. That's where you get confused. Point Guard's main job is to Point our offense and to make sure we don't turn over the ball and to make sure the other teammates know what kind of offense the team needs to run. Terry is a decent shooting guard but he definitely CANNOT direct offense. Hell, I don't even know if he knows what Mavs' offense is.

Mav's offense is painful to watch. Very few ball movement and a lot of one-on-one. A lot of this is due to our point guards' inability to direct offense.

Terry is STILL one of the worst "point guards" I've seen. He is a good shooting guard though. He is pretty clutch and knows how to score on his own.

jibikao

05-05-2005, 01:41 PM

Originally posted by: jibikao

Originally posted by: Thespiralgoeson

Originally posted by: jibikao
Mavs is basically done with fast-break style. We have probably one of the worst PGs in the league. Terry can shoot but he cannot direct our offense at all.

Terry may struggle running the offense at times, but to say he's "one of the worst PG's in the leauge" is WAY too harsh. Terry may be one of the worst PGs among the elite teams. Sure, I'd take Nash, Jason Kidd, Tony Parker, Dwayne Wade, Rip Hamilton, Andre Miller, and Mike Bibby over Terry, but I'd take the Jet over the vast majority of the rest of the PG's in the NBA. I'd certainly take Terry over Stephon Marbury, Baron Davis, or Steve Francis.

Maybe my definitely of PG is different from yours. I don't even think Wade and Hamilton are PGs. They are Shooting Guards. That's where you get confused. Point Guard's main job is to Point our offense and to make sure we don't turn over the ball and to make sure the other teammates know what kind of offense the team needs to run. Terry is a decent shooting guard but he definitely CANNOT direct offense. Hell, I don't even know if he knows what Mavs' offense is.

Mav's offense is painful to watch. Very few ball movement and a lot of one-on-one. A lot of this is due to our point guards' inability to direct offense. You wonder why Nelson benched Terry so many times? That's because Terry can't utilize all the weapons we have. We have so many guys that can score but in the end, we just rely on our one-on-one.

Terry is STILL one of the worst "point guards" I've seen. He is a good shooting guard though. He is pretty clutch and knows how to score on his own.

Edit: Oops, I meant to edit this post but clicked "quote" instead. sorry.